Apple has said it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.
Apple has said it will stop offering an advanced data security option for British users after the government reportedly demanded that the company provide backdoor access for any data those users have stored in the cloud.
Not an Applehead, but they took the best option here. UK law would otherwise compel them to secretly backdoor their own service. It’s better that they drop the feature than utterly compromise it.
Now, privacy-conscious users can seek out an alternative (e.g. self-host or find a provider not subject to UK law) instead of having a false sense of security while the government rifles through their data.
If they’re allowed to by their Apple OS. Which is highly unlikely.
Seriously, has ANYONE ever successfully opted out of iCloud without rooting their phone or otherwise risking Apple bricking their iPhone?
Maybe this will promote Apple permitting third-party solutions having better system access.
This would sidestep the issue completely.